Example sentences of "to have [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I doubt if that is so I think to some extent we may be in what we are saying and doing , feeding the current which says that nobody in national politics could conceivably be honest or decent or competent in any way whatsoever , that to be a Member of the House of Commons or to be a Member of the Government is somehow to have the mark of put upon them . |
| 2 | Her eyes felt heavy , she had worked much of the previous night and most of the day to have the shoes for the theatre people ready in time . |
| 3 | I was able to have the pick of excellent crews practically at the dock side as they arrived in the UK . |
| 4 | It is also desirable to have the possibility of shifting staff between design and operational duties . |
| 5 | The S feels to have the stamp of Ford 's marketing , rather than engineering , department on it . |
| 6 | She thought I should be able to have the company of some of my Bletchley friends . |
| 7 | The most basic motivations stem from needs to eat , rest , have a home , feel secure and wanted , and to have the company of one 's fellow men . |
| 8 | BBC Radio Kent is fortunate to have the services of a gardening expert who is also such a broadcasting professional — a producer , editor , presenter rolled into one . |
| 9 | If each family was to have the services of a senior and a junior counsel , the costs would be enormous , and at that stage no one knew what the position would be regarding the question of Legal Aid . |
| 10 | What we do have and have had for a long time in this country is an acceptance within our law and an acceptance within our definitions of freedom that there are responsibilities with freedom and those responsibilities in this particular case , we have long accepted the argument in this country , maybe not as much as erm , well more in fact than some of our colleagues abroad and maybe they could learn from us from this , but it is not acceptable to have the freedom to be unnecessarily cruel and in fox hunting we have a sport that is unnecessarily cruel , there are ways in which you can deal with rogue foxes , there are ways in which you can actually ensure that the fox community does not destroy the whole , er farming countryside . |
| 11 | Adoptive children should nurse at the breast of one of the immediate family in order to have the freedom of the family when they are adult . |
| 12 | Often it may be helpful to have the freedom of a car and we can organise car hire for you . |
| 13 | That this is a determined attempt to restrict access is obvious from the efforts being made by the opposition to raise funds to have the protection of the Rights of Way Act removed . |
| 14 | While accepting the need for the United Kingdom to have the protection of a strategic nuclear deterrent for the foreseeable future , may I ask the Secretary of State whether , as a result of his recent conversations with his French counterpart and the agreement reached at Maastricht , consideration has been given to greater co-operation in strategic nuclear matters with France ? |
| 15 | The certificate of search conveniently gives both the date at which the search was made , and the date on which the period of priority will expire — and note , again , that to have the protection of that priority you must not only complete your purchase or mortgage , but also lodge the application to register the transaction ( LR form A4 or A5 ) within the priority period — hence the virtue of the procedure for effecting registration when there is unavoidable delay mentioned above . |
| 16 | Your challenge was to encounter a dying man or child , the victim of an accident , and to have the presence of mind to rescue his soul , in a terrible elevation to sacred power , by the formula of baptism . |
| 17 | Somehow I managed to have the presence of mind to photograph her going into the house . |
| 18 | It 's just those few , committed capitalists that see profits as the only , the only motive to be on this earth , that seem to be , was was they seem to have the influence in this in this country , and and like er , I 'm I 'm hoping that this er , er British Government objection to the Court of Justice does fail , as as is er suggested it may do , erm , and let's let's hope it does , and let's hope that we get this er , implemented . |
| 19 | With a typical conveyancing transaction taking at least two months , thanks to the archaic system of conveyancing prevalent in England and Wales , borrowers will be lucky to have the benefit of the fixed rates for more than three months . |
| 20 | I prefer my ferrets to have the benefit of a flat base where they can lie down in comfort . |
| 21 | In conjunction with several American firms , Clive and Stokes has been involved in developing ISA ( International Search Associates ) which aims to find firms who will adhere to a strict set of rules and co-operate in a manner which will enable the client to have the benefit of local know-how , with less restrictive off-limits constraints , but at the same time have an international outlook . |
| 22 | Reference to such a policy when this is appropriate — that the buyer is to have the benefit of a policy the seller has obtained , for example , or that the sale is conditional on such a policy being issued to one of the parties — should be made in an appropriate case . |
| 23 | While she wanted the little boy to have the benefit of a strong male influence in his life and grow up rounded , she rebelled against the prospect of Vitor 's frequent presence in hers . |
| 24 | Do n't bother would be more honest , for he prefers to have the kitchen to himself in the early morning , to prepare his own simple breakfast and enjoy the first cigarette of the day undisturbed . |
| 25 | For ordinary people in undernourished Bucharest to regard the trinkets of capitalism as the symbols of liberty as well as the rewards of prosperity is understandable , but to have the wealth of twenty-three million Romanians to squander at one 's will and to choose to watch Kojak or to sit on the sort of lumpish gilt furniture that Western department stores export to their Arab allies would not have suited Caligula . |
| 26 | I do n't know who you 're really working for but it must be a pretty influential organization to have the editor of the New York Times over a barrel . ’ |
| 27 | Following exchange and prior to completion of the business acquisition , the purchaser 's solicitors should submit a further search to establish the right to have the transfer of the property registered in priority to any other person dealing with the property or to have the property conveyed in priority to matters affecting the estate . |
| 28 | The plan to involve the superpowers is said to have the backing of President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica , the main motivator of the peace process . |
| 29 | The plan to involve the superpowers is said to have the backing of President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica , the main motivator of the peace process . |
| 30 | The American 's 77-minute final victory kept intact his record of not dropping a set throughout the tournament , the first South African Open since 1985 to have the backing of the Association of Tennis Professionals . |